Randolph Community College Opens 55th School Year

Over 200 Randolph Community College faculty and staff members gathered for the school’s fall convocation on Aug. 10 in the R. Alton Cox Learning Resources Center auditorium. The college opens its 55th year when classes begin Monday, Aug. 14.

RCC Board of Trustees Vice Chair Fred Meredith welcomed the group on behalf of the Board, which had nine members in attendance.

Traditionally during the fall convocation, new faculty and staff are introduced, and President Robert S. Shackleford introduces his initiatives for the year. Since this is the first year of a three-year planning cycle for the College, the new initiatives will cover three years with focus area strategies for each year.

Shackleford explained that the initiatives, a tradition he started when he became president of the College in January 2007, fall into five areas identified as core values of the College: Community, Employees, Quality Education, Radical Hospitality, and Student Success. The 2017-2020 initiatives have already been presented to and endorsed by the RCC Board of Trustees.

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